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Pamela Geller Exercises Her First Amendment Rights Again
2012-08-18
Controversial 'Islamorealism' Ads Go Up In Metro-North Stations In Westchester

An anti-Islamic advertisement has gone up at several Metro-North Railroad stations in Westchester County.

It reads: "It's not Islamophobia
...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do...
, it's Islamorealism."
Picture of the billboard at the link.
The American Freedom Defense Initiative paid for it. It associates Islam with 19,250 terrorist attacks carried out by bully boyz since 9/11.

The Defense Initiative is led by blogger and political activist Pamela Geller.
A very busy lady, according to our archives.
She said its message is it's not "Islamophobic' to oppose jihad terror."

The group won a federal court decision this summer that said the MTA violated its First Amendment rights when it rejected one if its ads, WCBS 880′s Paul Murnane reported.

Some Metro-North commuters were shocked to see the ads early Friday morning, but others didn't see it as much of an issue.

"I think generally you want to be neutral with advertising if they're getting a lot of complaints," one person said.

"Maybe some people are offended, but today, people are so easily offended by so many things," another said.

Last month, pro-Paleostinian and pro-Israel ads appeared at Metro-North stations
Posted by:trailing wife

#7  MH, listen to Tayip Erdogan the Islamic head of Turkey. " Ms. Geller's one possible mistake in all this is to associate the 19,000+ attacks as "Islamic" instead of "jihadist".

He says, as do many of his leadership ilk, that it is an insult to imply that there is a difference between the two. There is no moderate Islam, Islam is Islam.

You should believe people that tell you that they want to kill you.
Posted by: AlanC   2012-08-18 17:06  

#6  "attacks"
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-08-18 14:55  

#5  You find us ONE Muslim who honestly disapproves of these attach, MH.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-08-18 14:54  

#4  Ms. Geller's one possible mistake in all this is to associate the 19,000+ attacks as "Islamic" instead of "jihadist".
By not making this clear distinction, I think she's given some ammo to her numerous Islamic detractors.

Otherwise she is spot on.
Posted by: Mikey Hunt   2012-08-18 14:32  

#3  

Pamela Geller, often referred to as Zena Warrior Princess in the war against the Islamic aspirations of a global caliphate.
Posted by: Blackbeard Black2281   2012-08-18 10:56  

#2  "Maybe some people are offended, but today, people are so easily offended by so many things," another said.

-the results of p.c. thought invading the public school sector coupled w/the demise of critical thinking...
Posted by: Broadhead6   2012-08-18 10:54  

#1  Islamophobia is a word invented by the Muslims and the left. It is just so much cow-pucky.

If you are pro-Palestinian, you are:

1. In favor of the techniques of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran?

2. In favor of the destruction of Israel?

3. Hate Israel and teach hatred in your schools,

4. Send suicide bombers into Israel?

5. Promote Sharia law and the supremacy of islam?

So if you are against these things and terrorism, you are Islamophobic?
Posted by: JohnQC   2012-08-18 10:08  

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